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Ayre AX-5 - What is the "twenty" version ?

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on May 10, 2015 at 07:13:49

I'm looking at a long running Audiogon ad for a used Ayre AX-5 integrated amp. I believe the ad expired once and it's back up again. The seller says,

- "This unit was sent to Ayre a few months back for a complete upgrade."

So my question is, what needed upgrading? Were early units less than perfect requiring upgrades? Were they sonic upgrades related to audio or more along the lines of fixing operational problems with the user controls and/or remote ?

- "Ayre Acoustics could also upgrade this unit to the Twenty version for an additional fee."

So after the unit gets it's "complete upgrade", there is yet another upgrade? What is the "Twenty Version"?

I contacted Ayre and asked what upgrades have been available since the release of the AX-5 but the response was kind of a non-response. I was asked for the serial number of the unit in question and only after providing that information would they divulge what upgrades are available.

• Ayre AX-5 Integrated Ad on Audiogon   (Open in New Window)

Edits: 05/10/15

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